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SYRIA Top American and Russian diplomats joined together yesterday in a last-ditch bid to save Syria’s week-old truce, on a day the pair once envisioned as the start of a
Zimbabwe’s economy is falling apart, and police are cracking down on growing anti-government protests. But the country’s comedy scene is booming. No subject seems taboo. Even 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe, widely
Police released a photo of a 28-year-old Afghan immigrant that they took into custody late last night in connection to explosions in New York City and New Jersey, following a
Syria’s week-long cease-fire, brokered by the United States and Russia, was in doubt yesterday amid repeated violations and with no aid deliveries to the besieged rebel-held part of the northern
The Queen has launched the new Cunard cruise liner named after her, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the Clydebank. Tens of thousands of people crowded the river’s banks
A man who got stuck head-first between two rocks on a Rhode Island jetty while trying to retrieve his cellphone has been rescued with the help of olive oil. WJAR-TV reports
Puerto Rico’s government says it plans to install 200 slot machines at the island’s main international airport to boost revenues amid a dire economic crisis. Tourism officials said that the machines
US Police arrested a 28-year-old immigrant yesterday in relation to the bombing that rocked a Manhattan neighborhood, and the governor and mayor said the blast is looking increasingly like an
U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia will be honored today with Philadelphia’s Liberty Medal for his dedication to civil rights. In announcing the award in June, National Constitution Center CEO
An explosion rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood and injured 29 people, and a suspicious device discovered blocks away was safely removed early yesterday. Mayor Bill de Blasio ruled out any
Residents in the rebel-held districts of Aleppo now have a reprieve from the incessant bombings by Syrian government warplanes. They have a promise of an end to the crippling siege
The United States is to prevent the film legend, Charlie Chaplin, from returning to his Hollywood home until he has been investigated by the Immigration Services. The Attorney-General, Thomas McGranery, has
The city’s main transit agency plans to try urine-repelling paint to combat smells and complaints about cleanliness. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will run a trial this fall of a product
A New York City museum is offering visitors a chance to sit on a golden throne, but only in private. As part of his “America” exhibit at the Solomon R. Guggenheim
JAPAN Two aides to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the nation is planning to bring in more overseas workers to bolster the shrinking labor force. Masahiko Shibayama, a lawmaker
Fishermen in New England say President Barack Obama needlessly dealt a big blow to their industry when he created the Atlantic Ocean’s first marine national monument and circumvented the existing
Despite North Korea’s deepening isolation, along its border with China and Russia construction of tourist hotels is brisk and mountains of Siberian coal await shipment to Shanghai. A bustling bazaar-style
The British government yesterday approved the construction of the country’s first new nuclear power plant in more than two decades, a French and Chinese-backed project that had prompted high-level fears
The first day of the new two-tier postal system has had a mixed reaction from the public, with some queuing to buy the new 5d first-class stamps and others complaining
A southern Indiana man passed over for a coaching and teaching position allegedly mailed four dead skunks and a dead raccoon to the successful applicant, court documents say. Travis Tarrants, 40,
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